Arnold SchwarzeneggerThe Terminator
Michael BiehnKyle Reese
Linda HamiltonSarah Connor
Lance HenriksenDetective Vukovich
Paul WinfieldLieutenant Ed Traxler
Bess MottaGinger Ventura
Rick RossovichMatt Buchanan
Earl BoenDr. Peter Silberman
Dick MillerPawnshop Clerk
Shawn ScheppsNancy
Bruce M. KernerDesk Sergeant
Franco ColumbuFuture Terminator
Bill PaxtonPunk Leader
Brad ReardenPunk (uncredited)
Brian ThompsonPunk (uncredited)
William WisherPoliceman (uncredited)
Ken FritzPoliceman (uncredited)
Tom OberhausPoliceman (uncredited)
Joe FaragoTV Anchorman (uncredited)
Hettie Lynne HurtesTV Anchorwoman (uncredited)
Philip GordonMexican Boy (uncredited)
Stan YaleDerelict (uncredited)
Al KahnCustomer (uncredited)
Leslie MorrisCustomer (uncredited)
Hugh FarringtonCustomer (uncredited)
Harriet MedinCustomer (uncredited)
James RalstonCustomer (uncredited)
Norman FriedmanCleaning Man (uncredited)
Wayne StoneTanker Driver (uncredited)
David MichelsTanker Partner (uncredited)
John E. BristolPhone Booth Man (uncredited)
Webster WilliamsReporter (uncredited)
Patrick PinneyBar Customer (uncredited)
Bill W. RichmondBartender (uncredited)
Chino 'Fats' WilliamsTruck Driver (uncredited)
Greg RobbinsMotel Customer (uncredited)
Marianne MuellerleileWrong Sarah (uncredited)
Marian GreenDancer shot by the Terminator (uncredited)
J. Randolph HarrisonPoliceman (uncredited)
David KristinPunk (uncredited)
Darrell MapsonBar Patron at Pay Phone with Sarah (uncredited)
John Stuart WestMacDougal (uncredited)